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I am trying to make a GUI pop-up when I touch a brick but it wont work, why?

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I may be dumb but I can`t make it work.. I tried finding a way to do it but it failed and gave me an error (StarterGui is not a member of PlayerGui or something..)

I made this, I know it wont work but I am actually tired.. I have no idea what code should I use to make it work. I know how to read a code but no matter what code I use: It. Never. Works.

local GuiOpener = script.Parent --The part that supposed to open the GUI for me when I touch it
local Gui = game.StarterGui.AreYouSure --The GUI that wont show up


script.Parent.Touched:connect(function()
	Gui.TextButton.Visible = true --I have no idea how to use the PlayerGui.
end)

Any help please? I really want to develop my game but this one thing wont let me.. :\

Anonymous

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Is this a global or local script? Global Scripts cannot access the PlayerGui, but the Touched event is a global function if I am not mistaken.

Anonymous#
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You are referencing the StarterGui, when you should be referencing the PlayerGui

Anonymous#

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Hello there! Since you are referring to startergui, it does not work. All GUI's get cloned from StartedGui to the PlayerGui. The problem is, that "PlayerGui" is located client-sided. Therefore, we must use a remote event.

There are 2 scripts. This has to be in the part itself:

-- Name: "Script"
local GuiOpener = script.Parent --The part that supposed to open the GUI for me when I touch it
local event = Instance.new("RemoteEvent",game.ReplicatedStorage)
event.Name = "OpenAreYouSureGui"

GuiOpener.Touched:connect(function(hit)
	if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then	
		local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
		event:FireClient(player)
	end
end)

And this screen has to be in the screengui:

-- Name: "LocalScript"
local event = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("OpenAreYouSureGui")

event.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	script.Parent.TextButton.Visible = true
end)

Don't know where to put them?

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AnonymousPermalink

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I'm so confused. But it worked, thanks man. I will try to understand the code right now lol

Anonymous#
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You're welcome! If you got any more questions, let us know! :)

Anonymous#

You are referencing the StarterGui. Reference the PlayerGui instead. 

local GuiOpener = script.Parent --The part that supposed to open the GUI for me when I touch it
local Gui = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui.AreYouSure


script.Parent.Touched:connect(function()
    Gui.TextButton.Visible = true
end)
AnonymousPermalink

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Doesn`t works

Anonymous#
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^Yep. This is because you are still working using a localplayer, in a server sided script. Also, since we use filtering enabled, this wouldn't even work with the right path for the gui. Use remote evens, as explained in the answer down below. :)

Anonymous#
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He never said this was a server script so by default I thought it was a localscript.

Anonymous#
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And I already knew that, marketmanager1

Anonymous#

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